Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-11
PROUD MOLINE.
VI May do some Things. but u Can't
Play Bail---A Splendid Game Won
by the Book Islands Under Adverse
(ircumstaUces

Play Bail---A Splendid Game Won
by the Book Islands Under Adverse
Circumstances.
If Moline can beat Rock Island at bali
PLAYING, she should have done so yester-
day. 1t was the first game of the series
for The championship of the county, and
was played on Moline ground with a
strongly prejudiced audience and innum-
cradle tin horns in its favor But she
lost the day, Notwithstanding that she
had Cunningham and two other experts
all the way from Peoria town. to make
sure thing OF it. The Molineites had
gone loaded for bear as far as back
ing thier club is concerned, and they
wagered considerable on the result But
the Rock Island boys would not be
bluffed, and kept stiff upper lip, al
though it looked as though Moline had a
sure thing up to the fifth inning The
wind blew steadily during the entire
game, and swept the dust over the dia~
mond and into the faces Of the specta.
tors 10 regular clouds. Tie seating ca
paclty was hardly sufficient to accommo-
date the crowd, and considerable delay
and annoyance was caused by the ball be
ing sent into Sylvan water several times
by foul tips. One ball was lost entirely
and the other became so wet and slip
perry that it was difficult to play with.
And Cunningham made the audience
very tired by the methodical and slow
manner in which he protested to dry it
out after each of its baths
The game was called at $50 with Clark
Wade, of Orion, as umpire. Rock ISL
won the toss. Moline scored two runs
in the first inning and one in the second.
The third was whitewash, the fourth
Melted them four runs, and the last five
were plain, unvarnished goose eggs. The
Rock Islands played grandly after the
first few innings, and won merited ap-
plause from their friends for several
brilliant plays. TRULY and Stephens
made most excellent and effective bat
terry. and there were ably supported
throughout.
The Rock Islands were whitewashed in
| the first two innings. scored one in the
| third. and were BANKED again in the
fourth, the score at that time standing 7
| TO in favor of Moline. The Rock Isl
and boys did not loose their nerve, how
ever, and when some red-faced individual
in the crowd yelled two to one that Mos
line wins, he was Immediately taken up.
In the fifth inning Rock Island began to
drop on Cunningham's curves, and they
welded the willow for three runs. Rock
Island stock commenced to rise, and
when they scored two IN the sixth and
one in the seventh. tieing the game, the
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| little boisterous, and Moline became cor
respondingly quiet The fish horns hung
listlessly in the hands of the Molineites,
| but in vain did the Rock Islanders at
tempt to borrow them The wouldn't
| 'toot" themselves and they were de.
cidedly opposed to have their opponents
do any. In the seventh inning Cunning
ham became badly ratified, and he threw
the ball in vicious manner at TRULY,
the Rock Island pitcher. who was coach
ing at first. That settled it; Cunning
ham and proud Moline had lost the
game. The Rock Islands scored the two
winning runs in the eighth, and did not
go to bat in the last inning.
The score by innings was as follows:
- 5 s
Moline Browns "a 0 o o :
| Rock Island. .........O ) =
LINERS.
The Rock Islands play at Dubuque
Sunday and Monday.
Manager Munger was in high feather
over the success of his team, and well he
| might be
TRULY and Stephens are whole team
| BY themselves, The laid all over the